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Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Document Incorporated by Reference--API RP 14C

Wed, Nov 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This document makes a correction to the final rule titled ``Oil and Gas and Surphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf Document Incorporated by ReferenceAPI RP 14C'' that was published August 9, 2002 (67 FR 51757). A portion of the text in 30 CFR 250.803(b) was inadvertently deleted. This amendment will add the paragraphs back into the regulation.

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Wed, Nov 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a collection of information that will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork requirements in the regulations under ``30 CFR 250, Subpart L, Oil and Gas Production Measurement, Surface Commingling, and Security.''

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Wed, Nov 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR 250, subpart Q ``Decommissioning Activities.''

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Alaska OCS Region

Wed, Nov 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

MMS announces the availability of the Final EIS prepared by MMS for proposed OCS Lease Sales 191 (2004) and 199 (2006) offshore Cook Inlet, Alaska.

Outer Continental Shelf, Western Planning Area, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 192 (2004)

Wed, Nov 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is beginning preparation of an environmental assessment (EA) for proposed Lease Sale 192 (scheduled for August 2004) in the Western Planning Area (WPA) of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The preparation of this EA is the
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first step in the decision process for Lease Sale 192. The proposal and alternatives for Lease Sale 192 were identified by the Director of MMS in January 2002 following the Call for Information and Nominations/ Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and were analyzed in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2003 2007, Central Planning Area Sales 185, 190, 194, 198, and 201, and Western Planning Area Sales 187, 192, 196, and 200, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volumes I and II (Final EIS, OCS EIS/EA MMS 2002 052). The WPA proposed action analyzed in the Final EIS was the offering of all available unleased acreage in the WPA. The analysis in the EA will reexamine the potential environmental e

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale 191

Wed, Nov 19 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Alaska OCS, Cook Inlet; Notice of Availability of the proposed Notice of Sale for proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 191 in Cook Inlet. This Notice is published pursuant to 30 CFR 256.29(c) as a matter of information to the public.

With regard to oil and gas leasing on the OCS, the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to section 19 of the OCS Lands Act, provides the affected States the opportunity to review the proposed Notice. The proposed Notice sets forth the proposed terms and conditions of the sale, including minimum bids, royalty rates, and rentals.

The proposed Notice of Sale for Sale 191 and a ``Proposed Sale Notice Package'' containing information essential to potential bidders may be obtained from the Alaska OCS Region, Information Resource Center, Minerals Management Service, 949 East 36th Avenue, Room 330, Anchorage, Alaska 995084302. Telephone: (907) 2716070 or 1800764 2627. Certain documents may be viewed and downloaded from the MMS Web site at